Floor-dressing device.



BEST AVAILABLE Cor4 -PATENTBD APR. 1o, 190e.

c. W. swAN soN. JLooR DRESSING DEVICE.

AITPLIQATION FILED JAI. 25,1905.

BEST AVAILABLE COP PATBNTBD APR. 1o, 1906.

l c'. x`W.smbsom FLouR -DRBSSING DEVICE.

APYLIOATIBB' PILE' JAN. 25, 1905.

2 SEHEN-SHEET 2.

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CARL W. .sw-Anson, or carolien. iLLiNiosl FLOOR-DRESSING. Device.' v

No. 817,407. l l

Specftcaton'of Letters Patent. I.

Patented April 1o, 199e.

Application filed January 25, 1905. Serial No. 242,890.

-To rtl/l lu/'wm/l/ mfr/,y'cmwernale itknown that l, CARL'W. SWAN SON, a cltlzen of the UnitedStates, reslding at Chicago, lIllinois, have invented certain newan 5 useful Improvements in Flo0r-Dress1ng-De-.l

" vices,of}which the following is a specification. M y iriventionrelates'to devices for applying surface dressing to floors and the like, and

Y io more particularly to that class of floor-finishing devices intended to apply a filling material and a wax or similar surfacedressing..

The leading object ofv my invention is to A' ,provide a simpleland easily-manipulated irnx5 i:piement of this character which may beused convertibly Veither as a devicc'for a plying a v'filler or as a waxing and polishing evice.

consists of a device of the character speciiied zo possessing the peculiarities of construction and novel arrangement of .operatinggparts `substantially as hereinafter described, and 'l more particularly pointed out in the claims.` My invention in its preferred mechanical 2`5 form 1s illustrated in the accompanying drawf ingshwhereinl v- Figure 1 isja perspective view of the cornplete device. Fig. 2 shows a cross-section of the same.. Fig'. 3 is a. longitudinal sectional Fig. 4 is a bottom'plan view, partly broken away. is a detail fragmentary view illustrating the manner of mounting the rctarybrush. Fig. i i; a detail fragmcntar view illustrating the manner'of' mountin t e wiper bar or strip, and l1`ig.'7 is a detai fragmentary view illustrating the manner f mounting tlierlflceivf` iin -pan that cooperates withtherotary rush. n its general make-up the device ofiny in- 40 vention comprisesi a hood-shaped'casipg mounted'on wheels or rollers and containing the operating parts of the device, witha pivoted handle-bar by means of which it is adapted to be puslredover the surface treted 45 thereby. Surmpihtingthe hood'is a recep- 'tacle for the mateial to be distributed, from which throu h 'a 'valve-controlled vo 'ening said materia feeds by gravity to 'a' de iverychamber lying substantially inthe plane 0 i 5o the lower open side ofthe hood., the latter also containmg on one side of said deliverychamber a verticall -adjustable distributing strip or bar adapte to spread the iillin material, oil, wax, or other substance use and 55 on the other side of said delivery-chamber a lset of devices ma be temporarily thrown out '.of action when t e other set 'is 1n use..` y

To this and other minor ends my invention `sequiently 'clean n Fig. 5"

ital-'Y brush ada teil tof'subsequently clean' i 'j the oiledv or fille floor orwpohsh 'a waxed.

floor, removing surplus material .theref1 om.".` f

Suitable means are provided whereby either Turning now to amore detailed and specific l descriptionof the'device 'as it is displayed mthe' accompanyfing;drawings,` 10 designates I the 'hood'orcasing' o f the generally'rectangli o 5 lar form shown', which hood igmoumednnf Wheels 011'911018 11, 0f Whcbthere are two vori-' each side. Surmoun'ting. the hood l0-"is"v a boxorrece'ptacle 12, havniga hingedicover Qi-' 13; .Pivoted l.to .the ends ofthe receptacle 12 7o is a forked handle-bar 14,..|'whereby the de-" vicemayconveniently'be 1pushed either"end" foremost, accordinglyast e device 1s tob'e* usedfor filling', piling, or Waxing, o'r for sub- In the' bottom oft e receptacle 12 is an a vrture15, Fig. 3,-and-depend1ng-from sar repeptide and comnnincating with said a rturegis' a tube 1 6, that terminates at-its ottom ina transversely-dis osed tube 17,l com- 8o munlcatin freely with t e tubefland extend 'su stantially from side tofsidejof the --hoo The tube 17, which constitutes a d'elive -chamber from the receptac1e'12, ispro vide lon its ldwei' side with a series f )frsnialll N85 l:distributingapertures 18.2; Admission ofinaterial `from rceptacle '12 to tube'l 'iscontrolled by a valve .1'9, yseated over the aper- A ture 15 and having a stem 20 passing upwardly through the ttop wall of :the receptacle'. coil-'spin 21, surrounding the stem 20, normally maintains the'valve .pressed to its seat,

cl'os'in'gthe aperture. The upper en d of the valve-stem 'is-'pivotd at 2'2-inja flcrumblock v23, that rests'on the Atop fwall exi-.tire re- 95 ceptaclqfwhichblock 23 'is connected" a t 1ts upper end, as by a chain' 24, tothe .'r' end o a s`lide-bar25frnounted on the "handle`1`4, said slidebar having'. at its upper end a ng'ervHook 26.' 'By thisl means when the valve ris to roo be raised the slide-bar 25 is 'drawn upwardly@ vWhitt through tiieghain 24 rocks the titels, 23on one of ltscorners as a fulcrum, thereb f .elevating .the valve-stem against the resist-4 ance of its closing-s ring.v I v 27 designates a 'hollow-holder, preferably L in the form-of a channel strip or bar, the'same containing a solid strip or bar 28-fofrfelt or analogous material secured therein', as by bolts 29.

'polishinglfthe floor. 7'5.- i

Thisstrip, which extendsj from uo side to side :if the hood and lies directly be# hind the delivery-tube 17, considered with -respect to its cooperative relation to said wall of the hood by means of a' ,central stein y32., assing upwardly through :in aperture in sai top wall and pivoted to a lLileruin-liloel 33, which latter has an operating-handle 34. Co'iled springse surround tliestems() and normally tend to force the strip downwardly I into the dotted-line position indicated in tribut' Fi 6, which position is permitted when the fulQ Crum-block 33 'si-tion shown. .i

f 36jis a cylindrical' brush mounted .on a shaft'37, the ends of which are confined in vertical slots in the si'cle walls of the hoodi's rocked to the dotted-line pocasing, said brush being located on the op osite side ofthe delivery-tube 17 from the is-y -bar 28. .Compression-springs 3S),

mounte in said slots and housed at their Aupper ends in chambers 40, F1 .5, bear down on "*the shaft of the brush ten ingto crowd the same into conta ctY with the floor or'ot h er su rface on which the device rests. To confine the i bearings of the brushand elevate the latter out of engagement with the. floor when not in use, bars 0r plates 4l hinged to the inner sides of the side walls of the hood and underlying the indles of the brush, may be ern loyed, as 'lhe brush 36 is driven b neans of a pinion 42, mounted f on the'shaft t iereo near oneend, said pinion being en a ed and. driven by a gear 4301i the inner en( o the shaft of one of the supporting i- Wheels V11, as best shown in Fig. 4.A

Behind the brush 36 is removably mounted a snor tray 44,I designed to cooperate there-4 with in collecting the' dust, dirt,'and.superfluous dressinginaferial distributed by the device. This' tray is preferaby of the form "I shown in Fifi? and is conveniently supported in a readily-removable way by means of an aperture 45 at one end adapted to 'engage a pin 46, Fig. 5, on one side wall of the hood,

` and by a hanger 47, secured to the'tray near its other end and-passing upwardl through an aperture in the to i wallof the ood., said hanger having av late i-hook 48 yat its upper end engaged by a pivoted latch-bar 49. w

Assunun i oil or fill a oor," the brush 'is elevated into 'i ino erative position by means of yits pivotedv sha tsupports 41'. with' the oil or filler,

'and the distributing-bar 28 islowered to'operatve osition by throwing the handle 3 4 of cram-block fecting bya sim le ad'us'tinent of its o eraf.-

ing', j orwa `that the device is to be used to.: ,in

11.. tjis evident that the apparatus herein- The receptacle 12 is'filled. the ,valve 19 being closed, 1

.. partingroin -t 'sacrificing #Hence it 1s to b 33 into the horizontal BEST AVAILABLE COPy )osition shown in Fig. 1 and by dotted line's 65 in Fig. 6. The operator pulling upwardly on .the sliding bar25 rocks the fulcruin-blocl: 23,

and l hereby raises the valve 19, allowing the oil or lillcr to vflow into the delivery-chamber 1'." and thence through the apertures 18 onto the floor in the desired quantities according to the extentto which the valve is thus raised for this purpose. Simultaneously with this operation the device is pushed over thefloor after the 'manner o f carpet-sweeper, the stri p or bar catching 'lihe -materialdelivered from the chain-ber 4117 anddistributing the' same into' the cracks and interstic'es o the wood. With his 'finger on thehooked end of oil or lilling material. to rthe delivery-tuba thereby ena proper amount ofvmaterial delivered accord# ing to the .character or' condition' oft'he floor being treated.` In Waxing', a llo'orthedenrice is 'operated in the same manner-{asthatfalrear y described, -the oil or filler vbein stit-uted by melted wax', Whi'chwillrea 'ly be spread by -theapparatus before it has 'becoine too 4hard orsetto4 flow reelyfiy After the device ha' been thsiiscd toap lythe materialto and distribute itffover` t ,iloor and said material has become su'llciently saine uniformly,smoothly, and evenly over .the surface ofthefloor, as well as pressin the.

hardened or set the device maybe 'brou'ht Y into service to 4clean 'and polishftlie-oi ed. filled, or waxedA floor, as follows: The bar 28 is raised to inoperativeposition,byelevating the handle 34,'and the brush 36 is dropped te operative position by releasingone end offthe supporting-harsh, which latten'oneration' 'carries the pinion 42 into engagement with its driving-pinion 43.'` BV the handle 14 the device is ushed backend forthfovr-the surface of thieloor, the rapidly-rotating brush- 36 sweeping up any dirt or surpluslling material into the tray'44 and, inqthe'case of a waxed floor, imparting a high` polish 'and finish thereto. vTheI tray t4.is-readily removable and replaceable by .the ineens (le-f scribed when requlring'to be,o n'iptied.:v

' From the fore 'ngit will beseen that my invention rovi es a simple and readily op lis erable an adjustable deviceicapablehf ef-i any' oi the; advantages 'thereo to 'details''f construction and e principle ofthe irive'ntbn or e understood the inven- V extent indicated in specific claims.

on wheels and a piv'roted handle for moving .the sanie over the floor, of a delivery-cham- -tion is not limitedto the particular form the'apparatueheijein shown e to ,the

l' claim-f Y l. In. a floor-dressing device, the combination with an open-bottomed casing mounted b er contained in said casing, a receptacle for floor dressing material -mounted Adirectly upon said' casing4 and communicating with' saidl delivery-chamber, a valve controlling.

' 'with said delivery-chamber, a bodily-mov-- 'insai auch communication, and flexiblevalve-o erating stantially as described.

2. In'- a floor-dressing device, the combina-4 tion'with an open-bottomed casing, of a delivery-chamber contained therein, arecep- V` taele foriloor-dressing material carried thereby having valve-controlled communication able s ring-pressed Wiper-bar also contained casing en aging the door and coperating with said ehve -charnber to distrib- Av Ante and rub into the oor the material discharged upon-the latter, and a handle for moving said casingover the floor, s ubstanf' 'muy as, described, i v- 3, In a licor-dressing device, the combination with an open-bottomed casing, of a delivery-chamber contained therein, a 'receptacle for door-dressing material carried thereby' having valve-controlled lcorni'n'unication with said delivery-chamber, -a rotatable brush mounted in Said casing to operate onZ 1 Athe material dischar 'ed Vfrom said deliverychamber, and a'hand eforoperating saidca'sing', substantiall as described,

4. In a iloorressing device, the combination with an open-bottomed casing', of a delivery-chamber containedv therein, a 'receptacle for floor-dressing material carried thereby havin valve-controlled communication with sai delivery-chamber, a rotatable biush mounted in said casing to operate .on

the material discharged from Isaid deliverychamber, a pan or tray in rear of said brush to catch -the sweepings from the latter, and a handle 'for'. operating said casing, substantially as described.

. e 5. In a floor-dressingdcvice, the combina- .tion with an open-bottomed casing, of a transversely-disposed delivery-chamber therein, a receptacle for door-dressing material carried Ineens mounted en said handle, sii -1' said casing havi tributing-barf'mounted in said casing on one 'casing 'having valve-controlled communicathereby having valvecontrolled com m unica.- tion with Asaid'V delivery-chamber, a distribiiting-bar mounted in said casing on one side of said delivery-chamber, a rotatable brush mount-odin said casing on the other side of said delivery-chamber, means whereby either said"distrihitting-bai.'r or saidbrush maybe rendered ino erative when the other is operi `ative, and a andle whereby said casingrnay be operated in either direction, substantlally .l

asdescribed; A

, "6. Ina door-dressing device, the combina.-

tionwitll an open-bottomed casing; of a transi verselydisposec'deliverycham er therein having a pluralit o fseparated discharge-apertures in its vun er' side, as upe osed receptacle for floor-dressi materi carried by,

v ve-controlled commuy nication. with sai delivery-chamber, :adiesile of said-delivery-chamber, afrota't'ablev brush mounted in said ,casing on the oth'er 'side' of saiddeliverychambeia pan or tray in .rear of'said bruslrto catch the sweepngs 1 ,from the latter,'mea ns whereby .either said 8o deredidle while the other isaetive, and a 'handle whereby said casing may be operated in either direction, substantially as described.-

distributing-.bar or said brushmay be ren- T, A floor-dressing devicefcomprising in combination the following instrumentalities:

anopen-b'ottoxned casing mounted on wheels or rollers, a receptacle for'material lto'be disp tribntednrniountin'g 'said casing, .a transverselydisposed delivery-chamber-in said tion'wit-h. said receptacle, a vertically-mov- -nected to said casing, and `valve-actuating means mounted on said handle, substantially as desoribed.

' CARL' W. SWANSON.

Witnesses:

CARL LUNDBERG, N. J. OLSON BEST AVAILABLE coP.

able distributing-bar 'mounted in said casingv 

